Trask's Time Tunnel - 1952 - 29 Dec, 2024

Good evening, I'm Caroli Katzumbanas. A three-level brick building in Hawthorne has gone up in flames this evening. The Auburn Road apartment complex had three retail shops on ground level, which were damaged, the fire spreading to the residential apartments above. Numerous schools were made at 4-0 with the blaze brought under control just after 8-30.

36 firefighters battled intense flames and heat creating headaches for crews unable to enter the building for nearly an hour. Now, no one was inside the building, but FRV, ambulance, Victoria and police will remain on scene for several hours to ensure no flare-ups. A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital with a suspected drug overdose at the Beyond the Valley Music Festival near Geelong. Dennis O'Kane reports.

The man fell ill late yesterday and was rushed to Jelong University Hospital in a serious condition. His condition stabilised overnight, enough for him to be released this morning. It's unclear whether the man had his drugs tested. Beyond Valley is the first festival in Victoria to undergo voluntary pill testing. Dennis O'Cane, 9 News.

Workers and sole traders will receive income support as the property toll mounts in the Grand Pins bushfire in western Victoria. At least three homes have been lost and numerous outbuildings destroyed with moist and one of the areas severely hit. Anyone directly affected by the fire can apply for up to 13 weeks of income support.

A 63-year-old woman has been killed after hitting a tree on the Axtale Tuleen Road in the Victorian town of Tuleen, around 35 kilometres east of Bendigo this afternoon. Her passenger, a 70-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition. A nine-year-old child suffered lower body injuries and was taken to hospital in a non-life-threatening condition. A report is being prepared for the coroner, but anyone who witnessed the crash or has footage is asked to contact crime stoppers.

A plane carrying 181 people has crashed on landing at an airport in South Korea. Officials say there are only two survivors, a male and female flight attendant. Dramatic footage of the accident shows a Boeing 737 belonging to Jeju Airlines, skidding down the runway at high speed without its landing gear before hitting a wall and bursting into flames. Wong B Lee is in Seoul for the BBC.

I think most South Koreans didn't believe it actually happened. Because Jeju Air, one of the leading low-cost airlines, has a sound safety record. And it's an airline that many people use on a daily basis. The total number is really shocking. There were people, families who were waiting their mother on to come back from their trip. And then they're now rushing into this temporary facility at the airport to face the tragedy that they didn't expect.

Two people have died at conspicuous beach in Western Australia's great southern region, about 17 kilometres from Walpole, which is 430 kilometres south-eastern Perth. The 40-year-old woman and 44-year-old man were unable to be revived by emergency services. A third person of 42-year-old man was rushed to hospital and remains there recovering. Checking finance won Australian dollar is buying 62 US cents.

In BBL action at the Gabba, they're on an innings break and the Sydney Sixers playing the Brisbane Heat, the Heat 9-4-138. Meantime, it stumps on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. Australian 9-4-228 and reply to India's 369, leading India by 333 runs with one rickett remaining day five tomorrow. In tennis and the United Cup mixed teams event, continues Craig Gabriel reports.

Italy has proven to be too strong for Switzerland, winning the two singles to guarantee their victory. Jasmine Paulini, who had a breakout season in 2024, that saw her reach the French Open and Wimbledon finals, crushed Belinda Benchett's 6-1-6-1 Benchett is playing her first big event since the birth of her daughter eight months ago. And earlier, Flavio Caboli beat Dominique Streaker. Czechier beat Norway 2-1, while over in Perth, defending champions Germany led by World No. 2 Alexander Zleriev swept through Brazil 3-0. Craig Gabriel Sidney

That's the latest news and sport. Remember the night, the night you said, I love you. Remember,

Remember you vow by all the stars above you. Remember, remember we found a lonely spot. And after I learned

to care a lot. You promise that you forget in our life, but you forgot to remember

How sweet it is. Simon, are you familiar with Al Jolson? I am, but it sounded a bit slowed down. Or was that just the way Al sang something? That was the arrangement on that occasion. It sounded like he had been slowed down. Kevin Trask for Christmas gave me a new book on Al Jolson, and considering he's been dead 75 years, it could become a bestseller, although many people won't remember him.

Oh, no. I think everyone. There are some people whose names just live on. Charlie Chaplin is one. Groucho. OK. Yeah. I think he's certainly up there, older. What's his name? He was known as the world's greatest entertainer. A tag he gave himself. Oh, that's good. Oh, yeah. That's like when I was at school, I called myself the living legend, just to see if I can catch on. Oh, great. Oh, a little bit. Me, so the living legend. Yeah. Yeah. He's buried near the Los Angeles airport with a huge

Oh, what would you call it? Like Trafalgar Square? Like Cleopold's Needle? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. And he has one over his grave. Doesn't he? Which is a bit egg-a-dish to you. Oh, well, I think everyone should have what they want. Oh, I think there's a waterfall there in music, and then he knows why. We are going to move on because Darren Hinch has kindly agreed to be our living legend, and you might know that he took a fall this past week, and he's waking up, especially, to talk to us tonight.

That's life. That's life. That's what all the people say. You're riding high in April. Shot down in May. But I know I'm gonna change that tune. When I'm back on top, back on top and June.

Well, Darren, I guess you'd rather we started with a Joe Crocker song, maybe rather than Frank Sinatra. Oh, no, not really. Sinatra has been sort of with me for decades. So there we are. Hey, before we start, I was telling my partner, Linda Stoner, because I was doing the interview with you guys tonight. Yeah. And Phillip, she said, Tell Foot Brady, I love him, I adore him.

So there you are. Oh, you love me my day. We all adore her too. She has dropped that gorgeous there and you're in good company. Yes, she is indeed indeed. Well, the funny was, I think Christmas in Sydney with Linda and her son Luke. And the night before Christmas had a bad fall, I was giving him out of a chair and I tripped and smacked my nose

on a wooden table. And I knew from when I was a kid playing football, if you smack yourself in the middle of the nose, you're going to get black eyes. And boy, I got a couple of beauties. So by Christmas Day photo,

and at a vegan banquet was not the most flattering. It looked impressive, though. It looked like you had gone a couple of rounds with someone daring, like Muhammad Ali, yeah. It looked like you had gone ten rounds with Lionel Rose and lost every one of them. Yeah, I bet you know, to be honest, you really have been a cat that led nine lives. Haven't you, really? Yeah, that's true. Well, even this year, I mean,

This year, I had 20 radiation treatments for skin cancer on my thyroid, which is really close to the brain, which worried them. And I had a couple of races who didn't totally work. And then I found myself getting really tired when I'm out in my Goya walks. And my Goya walks, it's an acronym for Get Off Your Ass. And so I thought, this is right. So I went to the doctor, I have an ECG, and they found I had

Atrial fibrillation. Oh, no, I know that that's your racing here. And I've got that too. Well, it means you've got your heart beat your regular. Yeah. And so.

So what they did was they gave me, put me in the hospital, gave me a lift with shock and knocked back into shape. So yes, all right now. So for now anyway, I mean, are they down the track need a pacemaker? And I'm on a walking stick, but it's cool getting old, gentlemen. Yes. You promised me that if you recovered from your liver op, you would go to midnight mess with me on Christmas. What's happened?

Well, I haven't done that. Well, it's true that once Jackie was quoted and just said, Jackie, we were in one Christmas Eve, we went to mid dot mid dot mess. And as we've seen down the church in the front row,

The priest came in and he looked at me and he said, Oh, Darren, Mr Hinch, I want you to know that crack in my ceiling was there before you came in. Oh, that's brilliant. Darren, over your lengthy career, you've made some powerful friends and powerful enemies before letting a doctor treat you. Do you try and suss out whether they're a fan or not?

No, not really. Not really. I mean, people are what they are, you know. I've been in a weird one this week, actually, last week. I was approached at my local joint little nosh house called Gentlemen George. And a boy came up to me and she said, I want to buy a copy of human headlines, which was my biography, autobiography about 15 years ago. And she said, do you have a copy?

And I said, well, I have a copy of it. It's mine. I don't have any other. And it's been able to be able to print for about 50 years. And I said, go on eBay. There's probably some there. Anyway, I went on eBay and saw a couple, very cheap, but she said you couldn't find any, but she went to the Piran Library and they had a copy. And she said, oh, I want to take it out of the library. And they said, you can't.

She said, why not? They said, there's a waiting list. Oh, that's good. That's flattering. Yeah. I've been waiting this for a book. Oh, 15 years ago. Anyway, it made me decide on a project for next year. And that is, I'm updating it. I mean, because in those 15 years, a lot's happened. Yes. I've been to jail a couple of times, had a little transplant.

been elected senator. So I'm working on now, I've written about 9,000 words of the ad to the update. And I'm really enjoying this also. It's meant I've had to go back and read the book, which I hadn't read in 15 years since I wrote it.

It brings me all the old stuff. How do you know Brian by producing? I got screwed by Channel 7 when they sacked us and all sorts of stuff. So I really have a it's a good project. I'm enjoying it. Tell us about the love loss between you and John Lewis and the fact that over Christmas you've kissed and made up. Well, look, I can't tell you on

Sunday Night Radio, what he actually called me, but one day Bob Rogers and I having lunch on Fingerwall for the Sydney, and I had a tape recorder there because I was interviewing Bob for a story I was working on, and suddenly it was Law's last day, and he'd been down at Otto's, another restaurant, further down Fingerwall, and he heard from Graham Mott, our then boss,

and a WN U.E. that he saw Hynch and Rogers are up the road. So laws after a couple of cold turkeys I think said, I'll take care of that. And he walked up the road to us followed by Mike Carlton and said very loudly in front of the 20 people in the restaurant,

You too despicable and use the C word. And he used about four or five times. Anyway, Bob Rogers, being a good friend, kept pushing the Mike, the tape recorder further in front of John Laws, as he'd been on the table. But me being more of a gentleman and a journalist, I turned it off because I didn't like any of my tape recorder on. Somebody doesn't know it's going. Yeah. And so stupidly, I turned it off.

It made the papers and the current affairs programs for about three days. I mean, I, I, I did call him a reptilian. Um, and anyway, uh, and he said, oh, and you hinge a failed alcoholic. And I said, well, that makes you a successful one. Why, why the victory or between you? Oh, well, it goes back a long, long way between Bob and him. When Bob was a big star to you, he and laws are still a new castle.

Bob had, it was so powerful. He had in his contract that laws could not come to Sydney. And later on they became very bitter enemies. Laws always claimed that Rogers never beat him, which wasn't true. And when I was editor of the Sydney Sun, a couple of things happened that were not my fault, but I was the editor. I had a guy work for me sadly committed suicide called Mike Gibson, a columnist, very good columnist.

And Mike wrote a column about laws and called him the Pockmark Prince of Pain. And it went to print. That was number one. Number two, laws as part of these cars, ostentatiously and illegally in Malara. And we had a picture of it in the sun. And wrongly, and I would never do this on purpose, we published his home address. And I didn't see it, but

I was the evidence, so I took the blame for it. So we had not had a civil conversation in our lives. Anyway, at Christmas, I was having lunch, I was Jackie Wheeler, on a finger walk. And I'm walking down the long strand of a lot of those. And there, a long way away from me, was your nurse in a wheelchair.

And I walked up to him and I don't think he recognized me for 10 seconds. But he was just some woman, I presume, a nurse or an aide. And I said alone, we had a bit of a joke about walking sticks and wheelchairs and very civilized conversation, first time in 40 years. And that was it. But the other thing more he didn't like me was when cash for comment was on.

John Laws and Alan Jones took money shamelessly, and I went on radio on AW and said they've disgraced our profession. They should both be banned for at least 10 years. Because what they were doing, the public didn't know it. The audience didn't know it. They were doing secret deals with bankers and other businesses. And then they'd have the banker call up, as if he was just a talkback caller,

and they'd rave about how good the bank was. When it was me bagging the banks for years, but they did that and made millions. They made millions of dollars and they were earning a fortune as it was. So he had reason not to like me, but I only ever told the truth about it.

Darren, we take a very quick break and come back and do a bit of a recap of some of the highlights of your career. So we'll be back in just a moment with more of Darren Hinch. No problems. Darren Hinch is our living legend. Darren, tell us how 3AW rewarded you, the day you interviewed Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon.

Well, luckily, I'll be honest, I got his phone number from Darren James, who still had it from his time when he and I had been overseas. And anyway, I called Buzz Aldrin and got the interview, the only interview in Australia he did, the day that

Neil Armstrong died while on the operating table. So it was a great interview with Buzz Aldrin and I'd been there in Cape Kennedy and Cape Canaveral, watching Aldrin and Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong go to the moon back in 1969. And so anyway, I finished the interview and finished my program and was giving up here feeling pretty good with myself. And I got a note saying the general manager wants to see you.

And I thought it was to give me a hero gram, you know, to say what a great interview. And I walked in and the manager said, we decided to go a different way. We're going to get more digital and so you're fired. And I think at the time, I had more followers on Twitter and Facebook than anybody else at AW. And anyway,

They fired me down. Let me stay on air for two or three weeks. Yes. But I was sacked. That was for about the 15th time. I mean, yes. You'd be used to it by then. Yeah. I had been. Yeah. Look, the highlights of my recent years, as I mentioned, I'm writing about the last 15 years,

Being elected senator is one of the great honours of your life. And when you think about it with a boxing tape test on hanging on the balance today, there's only been 700 senators elected ever. I was the oldest one ever elected. But 700 elected, that's about as many men could warn the baggy green. And I found it the most amazing honour I

I recall once early on in my career, just in my political career, because I interviewed every Prime Minister since Menzies in 1964, and I've been attacked by many of them. Bob Hawke used to mangle my name deliberately.

He'd call me, you know, Daryl and Derek and whatever. And Monday I said to him on air, Mr. Prime Minister, I can handle your sarcasm. Well, I have not even on Canon, Derek. But when I was in Canberra, just before I went there, I was giving a speech to the press club in Melbourne. And Mike Roland was the host. And he came up to me and he said,

as we go up for podium is you know, Darren, I've just been talking to Rachel Griffith. And she says she knows who and she wants me to give you this note. So I got my notes, I still have. And she says things like, you know, congratulations and W-W-Dowie-Dowie, we're graduates still alive. And then she said, I want you to answer me a question. Why is it that if you're bankrupt in Australia, you can't go overseas for seven years. But if you're a sex offender,

You can go on child rape holidays to Thailand or Bali or Cambridge here. And I read the note out loud at the press club and I said, I don't believe this is true. But if it is, I'll do something about it.

So I went to camera and I contacted a federal police and discovered that that year, 800 convicted sex offenders had gone overseas and 400 of them had gone to Asia to interfere with young boys and girls. That's an error. So I managed to get Peter Dutton and Julie Bishop on the side and the Liberals in the government changed the law and banning it. And one Saturday morning, I'm very early in my career,

I'm a political career. I'm home in my living room in my apartment. I got a phone call whose Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. And he has said, Darren, I want you to know they turned the first one back at Sydney Airport today. Wow. And I stood there in my lounge room and I burst into tears. Yes, that's beautiful.

And good work. You can, you can do stuff, you know, and I managed to get it on the liberals. And this was thanks to a 7am call from Peter Dutton in my hotel. He said, we've got to do something about this. And so the.

It's a start. It's on the liberal platform that sex offenders against children cannot go overseas. And I shouldn't. I mean, one of the times I went to jail, as he says in recent years, I was so upset about the way the state government, then a liberal government, was

treating and the courts were treating convicted sex offenders and Melbourne was becoming Suppression City over Adelaide and both Premier Bayview and then the Attorney General promised me that that would stop, but it didn't. So I went, I addressed a rally at Parliament House and 5,000 people turned up and I shouted the names of two

serial sex offenders, and 5,000 others also yelled it out. But I was out of charge and convicted. And for that, I went to jail. I also went to jail. I were on for contempt of court. I was fired $100,000 over the June Marques, which they said was an unintentional contempt, but they still find me 100 grand, which I went on television and said, I'm not paying it.

And they jailed me for 50 days. And I was in two weeks in solitary confinement at the prison in the city before they sent me to bring in CalCal, where 95% of all the prisoners were sex offenders.

Darren, just to have a look back at your past the incredible years in the 1980s where you were at 3AW, and then you made the decision to leave radio and go to television. A good decision or bad decision in hindsight. Great decision. I've always loved where I am. Radio, television, newspaper, whatever, when I'm doing it, I'm loving it.

Christopher Skace came to 3AW. Nelt on my floor in the office, he said to me in my hunger to come to Muhammad and told me how he was going to make me quote the water crime kind of Australia. Yes. He gave me total editorial control of a program. I took Paul Barbel.

the late Paul Barber with me to Channel 7 and then David O'Brien joined me. And we rated incredibly well. I mean, they looked back at it now as being great current affairs. I recall the night that he hired me, Skace and Pixi, who's now died, and Jackie and I went to glow glows for dinner and he bought a bottle of pemfolds

Grange Hermitage, as one does, and that's easy. I'll make you the order of Cronkite. Well, I must admit, people in Australia wouldn't know what a Cronkite was anymore, but we have a great time. And I loved it. But I love coming back to radio. And the times I was at IW, I mean, when I first joined IW, the age said I had the worst voice on radio and the probably right.

And I always joke, I could, in fact, I've seen phone call collect. If you will recognize it, but it works incredibly well. And we took a W up again and got it back to number one. And Pete, when I joined a W from three, it's Roy, four to nine, four and a moiled. I, I, but Newton was on three, you said,

And I bet Bob Rogers, who my dear friend who died this year, I bet Bob $5,000 I'd beat Newton in a year. And you did? No, I didn't. It took me two years, but I beat him. And I destroyed his career. And Bert said to me once when I met him, I'd never met him. And he said to me, why? Why? Why, Gary? Why do you do what you do? And I said, Bert, you're in the business of creating illusions.

I'm in the business of destroying them. Yes. And the example I gave was the David John Wayne died and the actor and Newton spent two hours praising John Wayne and getting people to talk about how wonderfully he was and his movies. I went on three, I went and said, John Wayne once gave quarter of a million dollars to George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. And when he was filming the Alamo, a Mexican

extra got run over by a trolley and was killed and John Wayne allegedly said give the widow

Twenty five bucks and let's get on with a bloody picture. Oh, that's that's tragic Yeah, well that probably happened the reason that took you two years to overtake birds ratings was at the time Darren I was producing his radio show at three who said Well, there you are. Well, do you remember then you are you're probably still producing it when once I got some

suspended by 3AW again and they put on MacArthur Park for around 10 minutes or 9 minutes anyway and when they suspended me I think it's using the f-word quoting the Prime Minister and somebody wrote a cartoon saying why would Hinge get suspended for using the f-word when you for quoting what you said

And somebody said, more people listen to him. Anyway, I went across town and went on bus program. And somebody said, why would you do that? And I said, because simple, Newton has a committed audience who would never have heard me. And I'm on the enemy's audience trying to make an impression and maybe a few will change stations. And I think that's what happened.

fabulous. It's a wonderful story and I love also. There's a little sub story to that where as Bert's ratings began to drop and yours increased, it looked like you were going to overtake him in one particular survey. But when that survey came out, Bert had slipped a third, but you found yourself still in second place and Keith McGowan knobbled you both just for that one survey. And the funny thing about that was a W management, none but honest to me, was so

convinced I was going to win. They had all these signs made up and put, I was taking a cruise along the Yarra with some friends and colleagues and they had to send somebody ahead of us and rip the signs down. I didn't win. Oh, yeah, exactly. It's a great industry. It's a great radio station. I've loved working there. I enjoyed my time when I was doing a case or bits on a Sunday with Darren James, who's

a dear friend and a word or competitor. Yes. But I loved it. And I do miss it. Well, we miss you too, Darren. And for people who do want to hear more, because the Darren Hinch story is not something that we can sum up in 20 minutes as we're just running out of time now. But you did a podcast series with Tony Tardio, which we did 75 of them.

Yeah. And every one of them is must listen to material. And it's still up there. If you were getting to your podcast feed and look up Darren Hinch, you'll find it. And the stories are amazing. Oh, I didn't know we're still there. Well, there we go. All right, guys. OK. And Darren, give that Linda a hug from me, if you will. Oh, I shall. And Simon, good to talk to you too, right? You too, Darren. It's a pleasure. We've been here for a long, long time. It's an honor. I love the year we work together when you did Nightline for that year.

That's right. Yeah, you replace Bruce and Phil. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. The will. The best circle. The best year out of my 30 years. Have proof. Thanks, Darren. Happy New Year. Bye.

It's time for your calls with Rick Milne. Give us a buzz on 13693. If you've got something of an antiques and collectibles bent that you would like to talk about, Rick Milne is the man who is best to do that with. Hello, Rick.

Is there any point saving old diaries or old calendars?

Not necessarily from this the year that we're in now. Philip, although people did used to collect the old calendars that you used to see at the very often that when you had your hair cut, they'd have a calendar there, advertising some brand of cigarette, and they would have all the old Melbourne Cup winners or something similar. Those were pretty good. What are those going back a long way now? What about the slightly racier ones, Rick, that you would find in like a mechanics garage?

Well, that's more your style. Oh, you'd be able to judge the value in those multiple times. Oh, yes. That'd be priceless, Rick, wouldn't it? Yeah, you might find one of the Simon Joel Girlfriends from the Kevin. Oh, it may be. Could be.

That's a slur on only about three women. Now, Rick Milne, something I don't think we've ever asked you about before, but I was reminiscing the other day with a friend about random bits and pieces. And we were talking about the fact that the Victor lawnmower was, you know, Victor by brand, but the lawnmower, as we know it, is an Australian invention. It's never been lawnmower collectible material.

No lawnmowers themselves. I know somebody on the Gold Coast who has one of those old-style houses that have the house in the bottom and below is where the air, you know, circulation might call it. And in there he's got about 45 or 50 actual real lawnmowers. Everyone different. Huh, is that right? Oh, all in breaking lawnmower collector. A lawnmower collector. One of two, what did I know of? Is it like a museum?

Well, it kind of is, but he's just killing himself. He's just dirty, likes lawnmowers. I've got an old qualcast with a wooden handle that I got from a good friend, and I just love that little piece. And do you use it? Yes, I do. Actually, it would be about 80 years old, it wouldn't.

It doesn't have the grass catcher? No, it doesn't have the catcher, no. That might be a bit tough because that means you've got to get around afterwards and rake up all the grass. No, no, I just leave it there. Fair enough. So you live like the OK. Yeah, yeah. No point cleaning up. Hey, Rick, before we take course, what have you found this week? I found a complete Victorian railway uniform.

And I think it's a beauty. It's the whole kitten caboodle that somebody would have worn at the time. It's actually in a museum down at where it is. It happens, but I think it's a beauty and worth probably $500. And the other one is from the Melbourne Olympics, which you're way back at 956, way, way back. Now, when you think about it, what, 46, 50? It's nearly, well, it's 70 years ago.

70 years ago. And it's a zip, one of those bag, you know, carry bag with a zip. And it's a really attractive bag, I have to say, with a couple of hundred dollars. It's lovely in color, isn't it? It is, really yellow as in reds. I reckon it is, so I'm in it. Anyway, there we go. All the way from 1956 to amazing. That's 44 and 24. Yeah, that's 68 years ago. 68 years ago. Now, what about X, lemonade, Rick? X was a brand. That's, by the way, it's not X.

The letter X, it's E-C-K-S. Yeah. And with the lemonade and the strangely up their color, the predominant color was sort of a rather ordinary brown. It was a brown color. Yes. But it was a tin sign and it features their little, they had a little bear, a long gone, kind of long gone, of course. And but it's a rare, rare, rare piece. And that's probably worth, I don't know, I'd get, I'd reckon, $500 at least.

We talked a few weeks ago, and I know you've still got another piece, but just before we get to that, we talked a few weeks ago about advertising and how Brown's not usually that attractive of color to be used in advertising. And a couple of people reached out after the show and said that there were products like Neutrograin, users Brown. It does. It does. And there was also Molten Milo. So Milo's in a green tin, but Molten Milo was in a brown tin.

Yeah, it was. It was. You know why? You're right. You're quite right. There was another. I think also, as I remember, Australian, A&A, Australian National Airlines, which is one of our early airline companies, I think their color was predominantly brown as well. I kind of get it if the product is brown. Yes. I understand, like Milo and so forth. And again, cornflakes, I think.

Yes. That's true. That's true. You're quite right. But it's not... It's not all that common. Common of colours, is it? No. Oh, actually, as I'm here, I'm looking at a bag of Snickers. Snickers bars, whichever, of course, in brown. Yeah. There you go. Packed with peanuts. Snickers really centres. What about the in-flight compendium, Rick?

Well, the last one is pretty nice. I like it. It's Australian National Airlines and it's a cabin crew policy and procedure manual, somebody who worked at the airline.

now Australian Airlines and can you imagine, I can imagine what sort of thing to be in there, how to deal with stroppy customers, how to deal with people who had too much to drink and so forth. All those things that they had to be, this is a very private kind of a manual, strictly for the cabin crew. Okay. Would that have any value? It was, it's from time to time ago. So I would imagine they wouldn't have had the problems

20 or 30 years ago that they have these days and I've actually observed that a couple of times on flights with people.

a lot less polite than they used to be. Yeah, I think Tony Muckley would like that can tend to be a great piece. I wonder if there's things in there, Rick, that date, like asking passengers to extinguish their cigarettes before the plane takes off. Well, do you know that at one stage there was a smoking and a non-smoking section on planes. Yes. And the smoking section was, say, a written example, rose 10 to 15. And the non-smoking section was 16 to date 13.

Yeah, the very next row, behind, yeah. I know, no curtain, no division, no petition. That's my office. All of those items can be found on our Facebook page if people go to Facebook and look up 38W, remember when you'll actually see the items that Rick is talking about there. Okay, Rick, we might take a break. One double three, six nine three. If you'd like something valued for free, and that will be done by Rick Mill, after this.

Rick Milne is here talking antiques and collectibles, one double three six nine three. If you've got something that might be of interest, something you've got lying around the house that's a bit rare, that's a bit of a talking point when people wander into your house and see it. I had an email, I forgot to print it out, Rick, but I had an email the other day that I wanted to share with you. I can't remember the name of the guy who emailed it either, but he wants to start collecting Australian movie posters.

And I thought that's a great idea for a collection. It limits the number of movies, of course, but it's not an extreme limitation. But I think that would be an interesting collection. It would be. We did print here all of the movie posters. They don't sell well overseas, funnily enough, unless they are Australian films. We printed here

all manner of all movies, all the movies, you know, Star Wars, so for the Royal Prince, they don't sell well in America, because they want the American version, American printed versions of that. But if we're talking about only Australian movies, it's a great idea. And there are plenty of them. Well, opposed to something like Storm Boy with Mr. Percival, the pelican on the front cover. Yes, and they did. They, I think they started it with, was it a movie about Hacky Pee at one stage?

I think there was a skippy telly movie wasn't there. It was one. But yeah, there are any number of other movie's of course all the elven purple. Yeah, and the things are like Malcolm. There are things like babe, for example. Yeah, another one and they were became big hips, of course. So no, I would reckon it's a great idea. Anybody would like, it's not necessarily, you know, when you collect, it shouldn't be ever

Because you think, oh, there might be some money in this. No. You should collect because whatever it is that you collect, you should enjoy the collect. Yeah, it's because it's a hobby and something you're interested in. Yes. Now, can I ask you a question without notice? Sure. Somebody contacted me to say that their father, I think it was their father, or maybe, or would imagine father or uncle was involved in the Hoyt's suburban theatre song.

because they had a wonderful song, actually. Great tune. We can't show all the pictures. We only show the best in the one. If you could find that, this younger person who contacted me would love to hear it. I kind of tried to sing it to them. I did very badly. No, I can tell you all about it. It's based on a folk song called The Man Who Broke the Bank of Monte Carlo, but the lyrics were written by three KZs, Eddie Balmer.

Was that right? Is that right? Yeah. Now, the other thing about that is, though, there's a couple of different versions, isn't there? Yes, there's one by the Tuned Risters, which is the original. Yes, that's the original and best. Yes.

I'd like to hear it, Rick. Well, I would, and so it, well, I tried to sing it to this person, but she said, oh, well, I was wondering if he might be able to play it for me on the radio. So, she'll be listening. Well, what we might do- Well, if Jenny's listening, I've got it in my system. So, let's take a break now, and we'll come back and find out what Rick's looking for, and I'll dig it out of my system, and we'll play it out of the break. Sound like a good idea? Yes, I think so. Let's break.

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Brisbane Heat, the Sydney Sixers. They're currently 2 for 80 after 10 overs. Their target is 139, so they'll probably get the job done in the next hour or so. Excellent, all right. We'll be back with more of that info next hour. Let's get to that break. We've only got two minutes before news. Here's that Hoyt suburban theatre jingle.

Oh, we can't show all the pictures So we only show the best But the others get the rest You can put it to the test Showing your girlfriend right away When she hears the news she'll say hooray And hurry along to my suburban theater

So don't delay, don't ride away. There's lots of fun for everyone. And hearts, hearts, hearts are complete.

Oh, good to hear it again. Those are all these years. There you go, Rick. How about that? We'll get a copy of it. He played a bit of a nice thing at that. And the announcer used to say just before the news, see you outside. The other announcer would say, where? Outside your white suburban theatre.

That was it. Now, Rick, what are you looking for? We've got about 45 seconds to news. There are only a few things this week. If it happens, it's got the clients looking for bird, swap cards, little cards relating to birds, also cameras, and a Scanlan's card collector. Also, anybody has any information on the Hoyts? We just spoke about anybody who's got good memories of Hoyts, and also, Hoadley's.

which is another very famous Swedish company here in Melbourne. Anybody has any of those? Give us a call. 0-4-1-8-3-3-9-1-0-3. Excellent, that's Rick Milne, he'll be back same time next week. And again on mid-dawns during the week. 0-4-1-8-3-3-9-1-0-3. Good night, Rick. What's after the news, Phil? Kevin Trask in the time tunnel.

In this bulletin, only two plane crash survivors, two drowned off Western Australia, Shark Attack. Good evening, I'm Carolyn Katzenbarnas. A plane carrying 181 people has crashed on landing at an airport in South Korea. The officials say nearly everyone on board has died. The Boeing 737 was on a holiday route from Bangkok. Just two people, flight attendants at the back of the plane, are the only survivors at president. John Head from the BBC has more.

One man and one female who's been taken to hospital, they do not believe there will be any more survivors from this crash. The fires have long since been put out and it is just a matter now of recovering the bodies, recovering of course the data and voice recorders which are ought to have survived the crash and then beginning the painstaking process of piecing together what went so catastrophically wrong.

Tributes are being paid to a Queensland man killed in a shark attack. 40-year-old Luke Walford was a chaplain at Rockhampton High School. He was on holidays with his family in the capitals of the central Queensland coast, fishing late yesterday when he was attacked by the shark.

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Investigations into what sparked a massive fire which engulfed a three-level brick building in Hawthorne have begun. At this stage, nothing is being ruled out, but authorities say it doesn't seem connected to the ongoing firebombing tobacco war gripping Melbourne. The Auburn Road apartment complex went up in flames this evening, taking firefighters nearly an hour to bring under control. Three retail shops on ground level were damaged, the worst a hair salon, but the blaze had quickly spread to residential apartments above.

36 firefighters battled intense heat with aerial firefighting appliances needed. No one was inside the building, but fire rescue Victoria, ambulance Victoria and police will remain on scene for several hours to ensure no flare-ups.

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Saturday morning, cereals chapters 1 through 15. Flat paper, penny loafers, lucky, strike green. Flat tops, soft pops, duty bakers, peps, it leaves. Ah, do you remember these?

Cigar bands on your hand, your daddy's socks roll down Sticks no plugs and aviator caps with flaps that button down Movie stars on Bixacut tops and knickers to your knees Oh, do you remember this?

I certainly do. That's why I'm employee of the Sunday night. Nothing wrong with my memory, is there? No, absolutely. OK, welcome. In fact, we just went through labelling all of the Hoyt suburban theatre jingles that I've got. Yes. And I play one team. Yes, that was so-and-so recorded with such a band. Oh, yeah.

Yep. Iron cast memory. Now Kevin Trask welcome to remember when. Thanks Phil. Thanks Simon. Great to be both. Be with you both. Oh really? That's awful. Give it a give it a. Yep. Now we've lost Oliman.

Well, yes, this came from John Flanagan. It was in November, about a month ago, but he was 96, and Earl Holleman was a famous Hollywood actor. He was in films like The Rainmaker Giant and The Forbidden Planet, he had a role in that. But he was also probably mostly known for police woman for opposite.

Angie Dickinson. That's it. That's her. So, sadly, we have lost Earl Holleyman and I thought we'd mention this one, but we hadn't. I checked it out. OK. Oh, and I'm happy, you know. It's the 80th birthday of Judy Horan, one of the four devs who used to sing on IMT. Judy and her sister Brenda.

And there was Cathy Denner. I can't think of the name of the fourth, but they used to sing on Graham Kennedy's IMT. Just after we've finished talking about your great memory. Three out of four ain't bad. No, it's pretty good. It's good. And Judy's 80 this weekend. Happy birthday. Now I want to ask you both, two people died during the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Do you think it should have been cancelled?

Well, I think it's two people. There's an awful lot of work put into it. I think they might have considered it. I was just picking up what I was hearing on the news, but certainly a very tragic event for the families. You just can't imagine what those families are going through at the moment. I think I would have cancelled it. What's your feeling, Simon? No, I don't think it should be cancelled.

I think it's a very dangerous race. There was one 20 odd years ago where I think six or so people died. And every year it's a very tough race. But the people who are getting into it know what they're getting into. Sadly, it's a risk they take. It would be like saying, should we never send a rocket into space?

OK, fair enough. Yeah, so I don't know. I think the people who do it are willing participants, they know the risks. And as tragic as it is, I think it's wrong to prevent people doing things because there's a risk. I just wanted your reaction. Let's hop in the Time Channel, Kevin. And the year is 1952. It's time to go back and remember the people of this and easy to the soundtrack of our lives with Trasp's Time Time.

That's the theme for Trask's time tunnel. Hello, Kevin Trask.

I know, Simon, I was... Timmy, I'm having a good night tonight. I like the film. What was happening in the movies in 1952? Straight into a Kevin. Straight into a... Because this is action time. I was a lolly boy at the Grand Picture Theatre in Kerberg in 1952. Yes. And I was on to every film they put out. We had some good films there.

was a Hoyt's. They only show the best. Anyhow, the film that came out in 1952 was Hans Christian Anderson starring Danny Kay, Mayer Zettling, I never really knew I had to say her name, maybe when I was a kid, and Farley Granger. But it caused a bit of a storm in Denmark for

Farley Granger in relation to Percy Granger. Yeah, Percy Granger is Australian and Farley was American. Well, they might have been distant cousins. They might have been a family dispute that Tardubun led to one moving overseas. My great-grandfather lived in Ohio.

Due to a family dispute? No. No. He just sailed over there. Oh, yeah. Was he, was he wellery? He was a butcher. Couldn't afford to get back home. No. Did he leave you anything? He left me his best wishes. Tell us about...

Danny Kay. Danny Kay loved this film. It had songs like The Ugly Duckling, Thumbelina, The Emperor's New Clothes, and what was in the one? Thumbelina, I mentioned that one. Wonderful, Copenhagen. We're going to play that in a second. Your mate, Gil Perkins, was in it. I didn't know that. He was a John Darm, so you have to look very carefully. Did he have dialogue?

I don't know, I'd probably doubt it. I thought Gil was a stunt man. He was in lots of films. He played the dentist as well. Did he go to Denmark for this? No, no, it was all done in Hollywood. Oh, OK. This is what I'm saying. Denmark weren't too happy because it wasn't a fair representation of man's Christian Andersen. And as a matter of fact, the town where hands lived, the picture did very badly there. There was no dent, so I think. He lived in a dance. Oh, very good.

There you go. Yeah. And then that's when he's back. Yeah. Let's check that off. Yeah. Music by Frank Lossa and Frank Lossa. I thought it was OK as a kid. I was, you know, I wasn't as impressed, as I say, of Wonder Man or some of those early Danny Kay films. It was nominated for Academy Awards but didn't do anything. But I thought the songs were wonderful. And here's Danny Kay up the front of the ship with everybody on the on board and all this. And they're all singing wonderful, wonderful, Copenhagen.

Wonderful, wonderful, loving heart.

Underneath her tavern light On this merry night, let us cling and drink one down To wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen, softly of queen of the sea Once I sailed away, but I'm home today, Singing Copenhagen, wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for me

I sail up the scaggy rack and sail down the caddigat through the harbor and up to the K. And there she stands waiting for me with a welcome so warm and so gay. Wonderful, wonderful call.

Good song. What's a good song? But I used to sing Thumbelina as a kid. Thumbelina, thumbelina, tiny little thing. Thumbelina, dance. Thumbelina, sing. Yeah, it was great song. It was great soundtrack. Oh, good. Yes, a great soundtrack. That wraps it up, I'd say. Now, what about your quick quiz, Kevin? OK, boys, you may remember the 1952 film The Greater Show on Earth. It was a circus film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Who played the role of the great Sebastian?

Was it A, Conrad Smith, B, James Stewart, C, Charlton Heston, or D, Cornell Wild? The Great Sebastian. Come on there, John O. But John O would... He weren't born with you, John O. And he goes... I don't think my mum was born. Have you actually heard of any of those people, John O? No. No. No, this is going to be good. I've got C. Is going for Charlton Heston, yeah. What was...

What was the first one? Conrad Hilton. Conrad Smith. Sorry. And James Stewart. Oh, Jimmy Stewart. Yes. And I'm going for number four.

What was that again? Cornell Wall. Yeah, Cornell Wall. That's who I'm rooting for, yes. All right. Well, I'll go for either Conrad or Jimmy Stewart then. Yeah. I don't know Conrad Smith, so I'm wondering whether that's one of those ones where Kevin's just as makes him a pub. Yeah, it's not a real one. He says, I'll give you a shout out on the show. I think Kevin's getting kickbacks because we don't pay. All right, I'm going to go Jimmy Stewart. I'll go B.

You may regret that. Oh, OK. OK, there we go. OK, well, firstly, Conrad Smith wasn't a Hollywood movie star. Just made him up. Yeah, we knew you did that. Yeah, the only. It wasn't James Stewart Simon. I'm sorry. He played the clown, though, was on the run from the police. Oh, yeah. Have you seen that film, The Greatest Show on Earth? No, I haven't. You've got it. You've got it. Oh, you've got it. I've put on the Christmas list early for next year. Well, we might put it on it.

If you watch all the ones I sent you the other day, I'm not yet. No, we'll get rid of that. I will, thank you. It was Tony Curtis, isn't it? No, that was Trapeze. Oh, OK. Charlton Heston. I thought Mickey Dolan's was in Trapeze. No, he's in the monkeys. No, he was in circus boy. Circus boy, that's right. Sorry. Charlton Heston, though.

No. Oh, so Phil's right. It looks like we have one winner and it's... Well done. It's Phil. Thank you, guys. Cornell Wild. Cornell Wild. I did well. I don't think I... I don't recognise that name. Oh, I do, I remember. Cornell Wild. It could have been another made-up one. Yeah, that'd be a pretty boy, wasn't he, really?

Yeah, he was a trapeze artist in the film, and he had a fear of heights, which Cecil B. DeMille found out after they started filming. It was a bit of a problem. And often did biblical leopics, too. The Cornell. Yeah, he did. Yeah, and he did a lot of sword fighting, I think. OK. It was one of my heroes.

Now, what was happening in 1952? Well, if you turned on the the Baker Lite box, the radio in 1952, particularly in Gilmore Street, where I lived in Kerberg, we had a great big one with all lights on it, and I used to get around the back just to see the the valves, see them warm up, warm up, and I said, oh, yeah, they're all

Oh, isn't this fantastic? But anyhow, there was a show called Australia's Amateur Hour, which was hosted by Terry Deere. And on this particular show in 1952, he introduces Chad Morgan. Now, Chad Morgan is 89 these days. I didn't meet him about three years ago. I didn't record anything. I was just happy to meet him and chat to him. And I forgot all about pulling the mic. We should get him on.

Chad would be good. He'd be a good chat. For a living legend, yeah. Chat with Chad. Chat with Chad. Give us his number, Kev, yeah. Yeah, and well, I haven't got a number. I was at a show and I just ambled up to him after the show. But he had a song called The Chic of Scrubby Creek, which was the big hit, which sort of was a standout in 1952. And he got a gig on the zone of phone.

his own phone label, and he started making recordings, and he hasn't stopped since then. No. So, good on you, Chad Morgan, if you're listening, because here we go, going back to 1952 Terry Deere, comparing the amateur hour. Well, now for Air Craftsman Chad Morgan, who's a hillbilly. He's our seventh artist tonight. What's that, that Chad stand for? Oh, I'll tell you what that is to be. Can I leave that out?

I don't know, is it rude? What's the... No, just Chadwick. Oh, Chadwick, is it? That's a pretty fussy sort of name for Hillbilly, isn't it? How do you come by there, Chad? I don't know, my parents just picked it up. They're there? They're just found out there. How long have you been there for, sir, Chad? About three months now. Are your national service training, Ayo? You like it? Oh, it's not too bad. That's good, what? Mastering Ayo. I'm a cook. You're a cook? That's right. Who are you laughing at? That's perfectly all right. There's very good cooks everywhere.

What was your job before you went to the airport? Timber cutting. All right, this is Hilary Chad Morgan, now he's number seven. On Australia's amateur broadcast from the lyric theater in Brisbane, West End, and it's his own composition, The Chic of Scrubby Creek. Tell him I can use this.

All the healers think I'm handsome. That Father's think I'm mad. That Father's think I'm a villain. But I'm just a love of the land. I'm loved by the poor and the wealthy.

And did he win Kevin? Yes, he did. He did. That was the thing about it. It was such a character. I could be Chad Morgan. I've got that gap between the two. I don't know if you've noticed that or not, because you had to have the gap, didn't you? Yeah. Also a gap between the years. 21 past 10.

We've just emailed Chad Morgan to see if we can lock him in for a remember when Chad. Yeah. Did he say, oh, you hasn't responded yet. No, I only just hit send now. It's a bit slow, isn't it? Come on, Chad, lift you up. How old was he now? 91, I think it was. Oh, God bless him. Yeah.

What about Charlie McCarthy and Jack Benny? Devon? Well, Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen was America's Ron Blaskett, I guess you'd put it that way. Ventriloquist, he was a father of actress Candice Bergen, who played Murphy Brown. Murphy Brown for all those years. And a special guest on this little radio grab from 1952 is Jack Benny. Now, Jack Benny was always portrayed as being stingy, you know, and mean.

counted his pennies and so forth. Yes. Couldn't be farther from the truth. He was a really generous man. My cousin died in a trash work with him. He said, he was like a father to me. He was fantastic. He said, don't go near those slot machines. You'll lose all your money over there. You just don't, you know, to do this and that and all that. And he was fantastic. And I had a lot of time for Jack and I never met him. Did you met him? You met him filled in near.

Thanks to EVAs, I spent a day on the set of the Jack Benny show, yes. Wonderful. You've heard the interview? Yeah, I have played it. Yes, yes, yes. But anyhow, we've got now the Charlie McCarthy radio show with special guest Jack Benny.

We're all set, aren't we? Yeah, ought to be fun. Stay here to Blue Sky's trailer village, especially with you one of the owners, Mr. Benny. You know, you're such a popular celebrity and such a good comedian. Oh, you're just saying that. No, no. If I was saying it, you wouldn't come out so good. I wonder what Don Wilson would charge to sit on him.

Jack, how about showing us around the place a little bit? Sure, sure. I'll be glad to. Now, over here is our swimming pool. Oh, yeah. Or, you know, there's a 25-cent service charge per person who used the swimming pool. Well, that's fair enough. It's reasonable. When there's water in it, it's a dollar.

If I know Bergen, he'll take you dry. And there's our lovely bathroom over here. Oh, so there's the... Oh, no! What's the matter? I peeked inside. Parking meters. Oh, no. Time didn't even give me hmm. Well, gentlemen, before I forget, we have another special service here at the Blue Sky's trailer village.

For a very slight extra start, you're furnished with entertainment. What kind of entertainment? Oh, it's the best, really outstanding. I go from trailer to trailer playing requests on my violin. He'll do anything for a buck, yeah. It's good stuff, isn't it? It was great stuff. It's cleverly written, Edgar Bergen Bergen was in radio for 30 years and finished in 1956 just as Ron Blaskett was starting on GTV Channel 9. Isn't that funny? Yeah. So, hand it the baton, I guess. Good timing.

And the band used in the show was the Ray Noble Orchestra for all those years. Yes. Ray Noble came out from England for it, didn't he? Well, he said in America, yes. Yes. Marvellous. So would Ray have taken his orchestra with him or started a new one over there? Got local musos when he got there. But he had a sense of humour, didn't he? Ray Noble was a wonderful conductor. Yes. And comedian. Yes. And feed and foil. Yes.

Now, what about the shows of 1952? Well, we're talking about new faces of 1952. It was a musical review with songs and comedy skits, and it was on Broadway. And it was made into a film in 1954 in Cinemascope. And I can remember we had it on at the Grand in Coburg. And it was sort of like someone had just stuck a camera up in the theatre and just filmed the stage. Film the stage. Yeah, and then said, OK, one wide shot. One wide shot. There we go. That's it.

Yeah, and put her out, we'll make a fortune out of this. So that was it. But New Faces of 1952 launched the careers of people like Paul Linde, Alice Ghostly, Earth the Kit Robert Clary, which we're going to talk about in a second. Carol Lawrence and Mel Brooks was part of it too. Good names in there. We watched Blazing Settles the last bit of play on Fox Hill on the classics channel there. And that is the funniest movie, but Mel Brooks was playing

rolls all over the place. They're really standing in that queue. That's him over there. He was so wonderfully offensive that movie. Oh, so offensive. But Mel Brooks can get away with that stuff. Well, he did. You mentioned Paul Lind. He played Samantha's uncle in Bewitched. He did. I loved him in that. I thought he was a great character.

and he was in the film by By Birdie. But in how Robert Clary was later in Hogan's Heroes as the little French man, Corporal Louis Le Bo, and in real life he was a Holocaust survivor. Tragic story that he went through during the Second World War. He married one of Eddie Cantor's daughters, and he passed away in 2022. But I did have the opportunity to talk to the late Robert Clary about new faces of 1952.

I'm the man of the year, I'm the fella who is not from here to here to here. I'm the meaning of debonair. Who am I? I'm Lucky Pierre. 1952, new faces of 1952 on Broadway. You landed a role in that show. And of course the rest was really history. But what a great cast, Eartha Kitten. It was a great cast. I mean, I was born and Eartha kid. I was ghostly Ronnie Graham.

So there were a lot of great people. There was their first time on Broadway. That's why it was called New Faces. It was a big hit. It was a tremendous hit. We stayed a year on Broadway, a year on the road. We made a movie. The first musical sit-and-a-cope that came out in 1953. It was just wonderful. Remind. I'm lucky for you. Yeah. I'm the boy and man we win. What a joy to be me.

Yeah, good stuff. It was lovely Robert Plary. What else was happening on the World of Showbiz in 1952, Kevin? Well, here in Melbourne, we opened South Pacific at Her Majesty's Theatre. In 1952, it was still His Majesty's Theatre.

3AW had some program on a Sunday night and they dropped it. It was I think it was the popular classics. Yeah, and it was seven thirty dollars Sunday night and 3AW and they played the entire score of South Pacific on 3AW. This is the first time that it was heard by the public before the show opened. What the Australian cast?

No, no, it was the American cast. They played the recording. We didn't have a cast recording of that stage. So, for the first time, it was 3AW that actually broadcast that. And it was a fabulous cast. Imagine if we did that now. There's a new theatre production in town. We're just going to... No, remember when tonight, we're just going to play the soundtrack. We've got the CD here. We'll pop that on and go and have a play. They'd probably drop the Catholic hour to play it.

Oh, no, no. This was 7.30. The Catholic hour didn't come on to late, did it? 9 o'clock. 9 o'clock, 9 o'clock. Anyhow, people like John Newman were in it. John Newman passed away recently. And also John Darcy was in it. How about John? How about John? And, uh, anyway, of course, John Newman later with Tiki, Rand, Tiki and John's. Yes. And, uh, I spoke to John Newman about his memories of being in the cast of South Pacific.

It's welcome to John Newman, hello John. Hello, hello, yeah. South Pacific, what part are you playing that? I played McGinty, the radio operator, and it was in that show that I met Tiki because there were 600 people auditioned for it. It was the big show after the war.

And everybody wanted to get into that show and they picked people for what they looked like. I was about eight stone ringing with. And he liked me, the producer of the show liked me. And I had to sing a part in. There is nothing like a dime, nothing in the world. And there was one thing I had to sing which is

Life is beautiful, but brother, there is one thing that's nothing whatsoever in any way, shape, or form, like any other. Boom, there is nothing like a day. Now, you know, I haven't seen that for 60 years to go insane. There is nothing like a day. Nothing in the world. There is nothing you can name. There is anything like a day.

I reckon I heard you singing in there somewhere. No, no, my show. Yes, that was the soundtrack version that I did. Yeah, it was good. There was a follow-up to Finney and Zareno. Yeah. Some of my finest work. We'll take a break, huh? Yes, Mystery Voice is up after the break, so get your mobiles ready and get ready to shoot us a text. Kevin's going to play a Mystery Voice after the break, and that's how we want you to try and guess who it is by texting us. We'll give the number and all that after this.

We're in Trask's time tunnel and it's time for the mystery voice. Kevin is going to play us a mystery voice. He spends hours upon hours getting these ready. Don't laugh. I'm being honest. Thank you. You're truthful and they contribute. Sometimes they take a lot of fiddling around. Sometimes they just come from nowhere.

I heard you spend four hours a week on this segment. I do. Yeah, I'm very impressed. So Kevin has painstakingly found us a voice that he doesn't think we'll recognize, and we want you involved in this. And you text us your answer when you hear it. If you think you know who it is, text us on 04 7 693 693.

Kevin spans four hours pulling this together every week. Simon and Phil spend about four minutes. Yeah, we will chat during the 11 o'clock news about what topic we'll bring up at 11.07. Yeah, that's our prep for the week. Yeah. Yeah. OK, Kevin, Mr. Voice. OK, boys. Yes. Do we have a clue? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a guy. It's a guy, all right. Yeah.

I wish they all could be down. I wish they all could be down. I wish they all could be down.

Well, you'd think the Beach Boys originally, wouldn't you? Yeah, it was... Well, California girls was a Beach Boys song, wasn't it? What was it, Joe and Dean? There was another... No, you haven't mentioned another...

Ah, does it do that? But no, that's okay. No, just give me your answers. Well, there was a cover by David Lee Roth. That's the one I'm thinking of. Oh, okay. Is that the one we're playing? No, no, no, that wasn't David Lee Roth. But I'd say I'm looking at the sheet thinking we're doing 1952. Yes. Well, oh, yeah, I suppose David Lee Roth could have been born in 1952. Is it a surfy singing?

Oh, no, not really. Is he associated with the water? Not really, no. Is he Australian? He is, actually. Is he still around? No, he's not. Did he make movies? No, he didn't. Was he an entertainer? Well, yeah, you'd call him an entertainer, yeah. A singer? Mm, singer. And did we ever talk to him, maybe? Yes, I think so. I think I might know. You're thinking... No, look at that. You're very clever. No, I don't know, but I've got an idea. Can we hear it again? Sure.

With the way they kiss, they get the part to transform it. I wish they all could be down. I wish they all could be down. I wish they all could be down.

This girl's girl's a sunshine And the girls all get so tanned I take a prayerful piece of wine So we got the whole treat in the sand

Yeah, look, I think I've got a good name, and it sort of fits for a number of reasons, because this guy was a singer, but he also did some television, and that sounds like a live performance on like a variety show. So I'm leaning, do you want me to put my... Well, we may as well, because it's time for it to be announced, so what do you think? I have a name after you.

I wouldn't know you'd go first. Mine is Jimmy Hannon. Jimmy Hannon. He's actor answer. Yes. No, it wasn't Jimmy Hannon. And also Mike Walsh. No, Mike Walsh. No, Mike Walsh. Your turn. Sorry. Darryl Cotton. No. Oh! Vaga, I thought I had it, then.

I just sort of figured the surfy looking guy, but you know, it doesn't seem to... Yeah, it does sound like Darrell God. It does sound like Darrell God. I thought I had it. I thought I had it. It was he normally a soloist, or was he part of a group? Very good question. He was part of a group. Oh, OK. Shelly Strong. Shelly Strong is correct. Oh, wow. There you go. Play it again. I love it. He's fantastic.

I wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California. You wish they all could be California.

I reckon Kenny Francis would be the top of the list there. Yeah, he would have known that the second thing he started first. Well done, Simon. Yeah, congratulations. He's getting it every week. I think I got last week's too. Yeah, he did. Johnny Young. Johnny Young, yeah. But to me, that's a very low register for Cheryl. So I knew you were going to do a song like that, I thought it was a ripper. But when you know and listen to it, it's Shirley Strong. Yeah, that's good, yeah. No, that's good, bless him. But I still think it sounds more like Darrell Cotton.

So it helped when I asked the question, was it in a group? That helped a lot. Yes, that was the answer. Ask the questions because you were right onto that film. Why don't we take a break, Sean? Hang on, let's have a quick look and see who thought what. Rachel and Kilmore was the very first person to text and actually text and Shirley Straw. There you go. Well done. Me and Sydney also got it. Loretta and Romzy got it.

Someone's saying, don't stop saying your wife, she doesn't want anything to do with you. They'll tell you what agent 8-1-2, you can just sod right off because you don't know what you're talking about. My wife and I get along very well, and until we divorce, she remains my wife. She's lovely. Brian of East Mulvin says Shirley Strawn. Yeah, many did, so well done. Well, congratulations to those who got it right. Stand up and take a bow because that's terrific because I thought that was a little bit way out.

It was. It was very good. Very good. We'll take a break and make with more movies from 1952. We're with Kevin Trask in Trask's Time Tunnel, and it's time now to look at films of 1952, Kevin. There were quite a few of them. Just before we do that, can I just mention how thrilled I was to see the Royal Command performance on ABC television during the week, and when they did the Obits, they included Janet and Roetha.

The Australian actress who was in Neighbours Prisoner and so many other things. She was a marvellous actress and this is at the Albert Hall London with all the celebrities there and how well known she was in London. Neighbours and prisoner are both hugely successful over there. Look, I was just so thrilled a bit. OK, the films of 1952, The Bad and the Beautiful. That's a great title, isn't it? The Bad and the Beautiful.

Yeah. The Crimson Pirate I love with Boot Lane Castor. The Quiet Man, one of my favorite films with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. And when people ask me what my favorite film is, I generally say one of two. It's either Casablanca or Singing in the Rain.

I knew singing in the rain was one of them. Singing in the rain is, I just love it. And I could watch it over and over again. From the Golden News of Hollywood with the cast, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, they were just marvellous. All gone to God now. But this film, they wrote...

They use old songs that MGM had, like singing in the rainbows and old song going way back. And they use all those old songs, but they wrote two brand new songs, Fit as a Fiddle and Moses' Opposes. So we're going to listen to Fit as a Fiddle now. And I first saw this film at the Plaza Picture Theatre. I changed from the Grand Picture Theatre to the Plaza. It was in the papers, you must have said it. No, yeah, yeah. I remember. You remember? Yeah. Thank you.

And here's Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor. And I saw their costumes they wore in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. They were in a box, in a glass box. They're the tiniest costumes you've ever seen. I know they weren't at all, but people were shorter back then. They were. They were. They were. And you know what? They were fit as a fiddle. It has a fiddle ready for love. I can jump over the moon of a ball. It has a fiddle and ready for love.

Be like feathers and cloaks on hair Then have the fiddle and ready for love Soon the church bells will be ringing And march with my love Long the church bells will be ringing With a hang, naughty, naughty, and a ha-cha-cha I did a little, but baby's okay I asked me a little, a lot to say Then have the fiddle and ready for love

Oh, the song's written by Arthur Freed. The old one's in the new one. Now what else?

Well... Jumping Jacks. Jumping Jacks. Now, this film was a D. Martin and Jerry Lewis film that came out in 1952. First off with the Bob Hope and then to Danny Kay who all turned it down. So they rewrote the script for Martin and Lewis and it turned out to be a smash at the box office.

Now, in this film is Richard Erdmann, who was an actor of Paramount films. He was in Stellogg 17. He was terrific in that. And I spoke to the late Richard Erdmann about working with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis on Jumping Jax. The virus, you jump.

The parachute jumps, it's thrilling to do, but dance it's new. The parachute jumps, when the music begins to ride, then you begin to glide, bouncing from side to side. The parachute jumps.

Welcome to the program, Richard. Thank you very much. I see you're in a couple of D. Martin and Jerry Lewis films, Jumping Jax and The Stooge, which I've seen every Martin and Lewis film they ever made, and seen you in them. But making comedies in the early 50s, what was it like to work with Martin and Lewis? Well, for some reason, Jerry Lewis thought I was wonderful, and he gave me every break in the book, gave me additional scenes,

And forgot to know him very well. But I got to know Dean quite well. And of course, I thought Dean was sensational. I use a wonderful performer. Beautiful singer. You bet. Yeah. He was. People don't know that. He was a real cool good singer. He's good singer to notice that. Yeah. I know a dream when I hold on. Do you mind if I never let

Kevin will take a break and come back with the popular songs of 1952. We're in Trask's Stone Tunnel with controversial Kevin Trask. Yeah, we've got a text here from John P. Kevin. Casablanca was a great movie. Yes. But singing in the rain was a sloppy bore. Oh, well, everyone's entitled to their opinion. How you said that? That's John P. There you go. John P. Two eaches on it. Yeah. Two eaches on it. Now, what about the songs of 52? OK.

Do you reckon that tour about singing the rain? I think you told me that once you didn't like it. I can't remember it. No. Who sang Wheel of Fortune? K-Star? Correct. Who sang Cry? Johnny Ray. Johnny Ray? Yeah. You belong to me? Joe Stafford. Oh, I love you so much. Ah, Vida Zane, sweetheart. Vira Lynn. Vira Lynn. Yeah. Half as much? Rosemary Clooney. Rosemary Clooney? Yeah. Oh, I'm getting them all tonight. Wish you were here.

Eddie Fisher. Who's saying that? Is there another boy? Eddie Fisher? No, that's me thinking out loud. Is it? And then coming to the microphone. It's coming, Abby. I'm not going to take your headphones off. I went to your wedding. Oh, when? Oh, when? Would that be Patty Page? Yes. Yep. Wow. Kiss of fire. Louis Armstrong? No. Well, he recorded it. Kiss of fire. Well, he did, did he? I'm going to pay that down to Louis pretty much. Georgia Gibbs, I've got here, but that's OK. OK. A guy is a guy.

A door stay. Correct. Glow worm. The mules brothers. This is a hundred percent. I don't know how many of these it was. That's from my hero. Yeah. What about slowpoke? Peewee King. Yeah, good. I am yours.

I don't think I know the song. You should, I'm yours. Maybe, maybe Eddie Fisher. Like him. Very similar to Eddie Fisher. Pericomo. No. Tell me. We've crashed. Don Cornell. Oh, we've got most. Oh, that's OK. I saw Mummy kissing Santa Claus.

Oh, you know, Spike Jones? No, no, Gala Peavey, that's all right. No, Gala did, I won a Hippopotamus Christmas. Yeah, no. I saw it in Jimmy Boyd. Well done. Oh, that's the save the day. And the last one, Wish you were here. That's Eddie Fisher. Yeah, that's correct. Yeah. And we hit nine out of ten, did we?

Yeah, that's not bad. It's not bad. I'm proud of you. Yeah, thank you. Mainly you, Flipper. I got a couple. I was happy with you. And that mystery voice that kept coming in at the new idea. Oh, yeah, yeah. Cry, we mentioned Johnny Ray in the Four Lads. Here he is, the Prince of Wales, Johnny Ray.

From a bad dream, don't you sometimes think it's real, but it's only false emotions that you've

seem to aim around to the arm and your blues key getting bluer with each song

remember sunshine can be found behind the cloudy sky so let your head down oh it's fading off at the bit that I really love yeah yeah here we go this bit

Oh, it's not there. That's right. That's sad. Sad, sad, sad. But we've got Frankie Lane. This song was nominated, won the best song for Academy Awards. Best original song. High noon. Yeah, but sung in the movie by Tex Ritter. Correct. Not Frankie Lane. Happy New Year, boys. Thank you, Kevin. Happy New Year to all our listeners. And next week we're doing? Yes. Yes. 19, 25. 19, close. 19, 92. Ah, thanks, Kevin. Good night, boys.

I do

In this bulletin, two survivors, plane crash, bushfire chaos and new work trends for 2025. Good evening, I'm Carolyn Katzenbarnas. Officials believe there are only two survivors after a plane crash at a South Korean airport carrying 175 passengers and six crew. The survivors are male and a female flight attendant.

The Boeing 737 was travelling from Thailand when it skidded off the runway and burst into flames smashing into a concrete wall. Aviation safety expert David Susie says several factors will be looked into following the incident. The first thing that I would do as an investigator is listen to the flight data recorder and listen to the communications and then get the information from the air traffic control as well to determine why the aircraft was in that particular flight configuration.

From tomorrow, people impacted by the Grandpians bushfire in Western Victoria will be able to access emergency disaster payments. Two people, a man and a woman, have drowned at a beach in Western Australia's Great Southern Region. A third is recovering in hospital. A 40-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark in the Kepals of the Central Queensland coast as he was fishing on a holiday with his family.

And a three-level brick building in Hawthorne, six kilometres east of Melbourne CBD, has gone up in flames this evening. No one was injured, but nearly forty firefighters took an hour to bring the intense blaze under control. A hair salon, one of three retail shops damaged before the fire spread to the residential apartments above.

Queensland researchers are raising money to further study a suspected link between exposure to bushfire smoke and dementia. The Queensland Medical Research Institute will recruit 1,000 volunteer firefighters in 2025 to help identify the potential risk factor to the brain. Dr Michelle Lupton says it's important as bushfires will only continue to increase.

So the area been affected by fires is increased by 350% since 2020. So we know that this kind of could be a perfect storm in the future because also the incidence of dementia is also increasing because of ageing population.

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To the big bash, and the Sydney sixes of 1x8 wickets with 23 balls remaining in reply to Brisbane Heat's 9 for 138. Australia's batting tail has defied India to set up a thrilling final fifth day of the fourth test at the MCG. Nathan Lyon and Scott Bowlin will return to the crease tomorrow after creeping the lead up to 333. Aussie Batsman Manus-Labishane says it was an electric end to the fourth day.

Gazza was awesome. I mean, for Scott Bowen to face 65 deliveries there and them to build a partnership and, you know, with the lower order, we're amazing. Audio courtesy of Fox Sports at Stumps the Aussies are 9 for 228. Nick Curios has swam the integrity of tennis ahead of his comeback at the Brisbane International, the controversial Aussie ripping into the sport after Yannick Sinner avoided a ban despite twice testing positive to a banned substance.

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Try to remember the kind of September when life was slow and oh, so mellow. Try to remember the kind of September when grass was green and grain was yellow.

Try to remember the kind of September when you were a tender and cattle fellow. Try to remember and if you remember then follow

Oh, what a powerful voice. Head Aims from the Aims Brothers. So I mean, I mentioned it. Yeah, it's from the Fantastic. I mentioned last week how grateful we were for all the Christmas cards. Yes, the gifts, the SMSs, the emails. I chose a year ago, if you can recall, when I sent my Christmas card, that I wouldn't be doing it that 85. Yes. And I think that's fair enough. I used to do it 800.

But we are thrilled to receive your correspondence. We appreciate it very much and we are so grateful. Now I want to mention something you did last night which I really enjoyed. The first half hour of your show you were sort of in limbo and yet you got calls.

I call it the hidden half hour because I don't sort of have any secrets about radio and what it is that I do. So on a Saturday night at six o'clock most people in our target audience

are going to turn the radio off and watch the six o'clock news. So there are people out and about in cars, but not that many. It's not like it's rush hour and everyone's coming home from work and they're all stuck in traffic. On a Saturday night, they're at home having dinner or they put the six o'clock news on. Agreed. So it is actually, in fact, the lowest rating point on the station is six o'clock on a Sunday when my show starts.

So I call it the hidden half hour and I just point out that it's a very special little group that's listening and Because no one's listening and it's not an important half hour. I'll just hand it over to the audience. What do you want to do? Yes. Yeah, so it's good good fun

And then I adored, and I've heard it before, the guy who rings up and orders a movie, a video. Did that happen on our show originally or your show? No, that was on Mix. The drive show, probably about 15 years ago, was Anton Beck.

It's a very funny. I do a little thing on Saturday nights called Great Moments in Broadcasting. It's just great things that have been on telly, great things that have been on radio, those memorable moments. We just play something that was just slightly above average. Has there been any Bruce and Phil?

And Steve Wood, he's a good lady too. Yes. Yeah, great show. I come in and he's sat the night show. So much so that Simon is back tonight at midnight until dawn and he's got a wonderful lineup prepared for you.

Well, not really. I've got a couple of topics to throw in, but it's all about calls. There's no Nathan Kosh. He's been called away for aeroplane related duties, his pilot life. That's fair. So that's it. So we've got the serial at 340. Chicken Man now, instead of the passing parade, just out of the three o'clock news. But other than that, it's five and a half hours of calls. Do you do the weather bureau anymore? No. Do you have any of these? Do you do the hair also? No. No, you've moved on.

Well, midnight to dawn now goes, normally when Tony's doing it, it goes into five double A and six PR. And at the moment, it's also going into two GB and four BC. No one cares what's happening in Melbourne. And same as I don't do an NRL sports report.

No, of course, you know, things like that. OK, and you've got Ben to help you out. That'll be fun. Yeah. Now, what about your musical montage? It is time for that. So we invite you to take part in this. We're going to play a montage of songs. All of these songs were collectively in the charts in one particular year.

We don't ask the year that the songs were released because if some of those songs will have been released the year before. But all of these songs were collectively in the charts. We ask you to text us what year you think it is. 0477 693 693 is the number. And the first 10 to correctly guess. We can't read out every winner because there'll be too many. But the first 10 to correctly guess, we give you a shout out on air. You're ready for it? Here it comes.

I came up myself

Can make me feel this way. My game, my game. My game, my game, my game. You all have a love to be. You all have a love to be. So go downtown, where all the lights are right. Go downtown, waiting for you tonight.

Help! I need somebody help! Not just anybody help! You know I need someone help! Every time I see you looking my way Baby baby can't you hear my heart

They say we're young and we don't know Won't find out who you are Well, I don't know, well that's true Cause you got me, baby I got you I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got you, baby I got

Trailer for sale or rent. Rooms to let 50 cents. No phone, no pool, no pets.

I still need you there beside me No matter what I do For I know I'll never find another you I still push a cat Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa What's new push a cat Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa Tell me or else

Again, my friend, I don't believe we're on the deal of destruction. Goldfinger!

I'll say what you want to hear I'll be safe for many a year I'm in love with you

So very, cross the mercy, cross this land's the place I love. Here they come again. Catch us if you can. Time to get a move on. We were young with all of our lives. Catch us if you can. Catch us if you can.

Love me, love me, love me. Ain't got nothing but loving. Eight days a week.

It's a sweet love It's the only thing that there's just too little. Hearing the heart that just don't touch our hearts Sing again forever, baby, I'll never say Oh, I'm sorry, I don't hear it This is you, baby, I'll never say Oh, I'm sorry, baby

A look in the black forest. What a good one to finish on. Such a daggy piece of music.

We always used it when we went off air. Yes. Do you remember? Yeah. And the threats with it. Over the years. Great piece by horse, Jen Koski. That's right. Yeah. Now, because there were some Beatles songs there that I recognized, I think the year might be 1960.

Five. Spot on. Well done. Thank you. Congratulations. Right as always. Who else? The first ten to correctly guess 1965. And there were hundreds of them. Like literally we had more than a hundred entrants to the competition tonight. But first was Ashley of East Doncaster. Well done to you. Chris of Adelaide was second. David. Graham of Tullamarine.

John of Pacanam, Cameron and Louise from Botanic Ridge, Andrew of Darwin, Goyco of Mount Waverly, Edward of Correo and Richie from St Albans. Well done folks. So I reckon eight of those ten are all people who regularly get in the first ten. Yeah, it was pretty easy to know.

Oh, well, yeah. Some are easier than others. That Beatles, The Sickest Song, was obviously from around 1965. Yeah. That's when they made a big ending look, for example. Yeah. Yeah, they were close here. Yeah. So, thanks folks. Now, what's your topic, Simon? Well, there's a book that came out years ago called The Milk Bar Book.

And I forgot the name of the guy who did it. We interviewed him at the time. And he's done a sequel, which came out about only a year ago. But Bob Byrne has put out a book called Remember When, Snapshots of Australia from the 50s to the 90s. And when I opened up the pages of his book, there was a little section on milk bars. In every suburb, in every town around Australia, there were those little milk bars and delis with an attached residence where the owners lived.

So I wanted to know about your local milk bar. Do you remember what your order was at the local milk bar? The things you used to buy there. So there's a couple of things just to give examples. When I was a kid, 20 cents worth of mixed lollies was what we used to get on the Saturday.

And you go across and you'd pick, I'll have a banana, two snakes and a chocolate maker. How much have I got left is what you would ask. And the shopkeeper was very patient with you while you went through and chose the longest you wanted. Just so he could make 20 cents. Our one had an upstairs residence. And I was once invited to a party by one of the owners. We had a couple of owners over the time I was living in Churnside Park,

One stage they must have had kids of a similar age and I got invited to a party upstairs from the milk bar. And it was so cool. When we were hungry, we were allowed to go downstairs and grab some lollies and then come back up. That was one of the greatest things that you could possibly say to a child. Go downstairs to the milk bar, grab yourself something that you want to eat. It would be heaven.

My surprises, my milk bar still exists after 80 years. It's in high street cute just up from the junction. Used to be called the castle bar. I think it's just the milk bar now. But it's still in the same place where it was 80 years ago.

Well, the one from my childhood still has the same tiles on the floor. When I drive past it, because we do drive past the old house, when I've driven past it, I look in the steps, still have the same brown tiles. How interesting. That it always had when I was young. So that's your topic? Your favourite milk bars. What was your story with your milk bar? OK, and my topic is...

Although I'm ashamed to say, I haven't seen one movie this year. But if you saw a movie, what was your favourite this year? The favourite movie you saw already? I thought they were very disappointing. And Jim Schombry agrees with me that it wasn't a good year for movies.

I watch, I don't know if I've seen any, I can't recall off the top of my head if I've seen any movies that were released this year, but just the other week after a couple of listeners suggesting that to get in the Christmas spirit, I should watch the movie Elf with Will Farrell. Have you ever seen Polar Express? Yes, liked it.

Oh, really? No, boring. Yeah, boring. And then it was very early animatronics with the, you know, they put diodes on his face and then the cartoon character sort of made the same facial expressions. It looks, to me, it looks scary more than anything. But I watched Elf, and I couldn't stand it. I was bored sideways. All right. So, yeah, not much help with the movie topic. So what movie appeal to you this year? On our number, 1, 33, 69, 3.

Simon, he's a mate of ours. Leonard Maltham. Hi, Ryn. Hi, Phil. Simon, how you doing? Good. Good. Yeah. Listen, no bad, yeah, I've been two of them when I was growing up. Yeah, tell us. Yeah. Oh, it's fantastic. Yeah. I mean, you get out of whatever you want, and I want you to win here. Yeah, it's fabulous. And of course, my first job was to get out with mum and dad at just before

Oh, we'd have to be ready to get the deliveries in the morning at 6.00 a.m. and, yeah, I'll be stuck in shelter for a guy at school. And, yeah, but nothing is quite fun. We were earlier. We were talking about Mickey Darwin's in circus board. Yes. And a person, yes, he was the drummer in the monkey. That's correct. Yes, yes. Yeah. Yeah. And actually, I just looked him up.

to him any of them are alive. And it's the only, is the only device. Is the only one left? Yes. Mike, Mike, uh, nice, Smith passed away, I think last year, if not year before. Yeah. Peter and Davey a couple of years back. Yeah. And, uh, Mickey's still touring. Yeah. It's, uh, I guess he just calls himself the monkey now. Oh, yeah. No, he does, uh, he goes around for band and, uh, they did do a, uh,

not a tribute tool for

Mark Newsness, but just a tour to, you know, just put him out there, you know? Yeah, of course, yeah. Like a memorial, yeah. Thanks, Lynne. I think that was the word they used, actually. Hey, Lynne, Sherman and I are back before New Year's Day. Tell them, Simon. Oh, yes, we're on New Year's Eve, seven till midnight, Phil and I will be on to have you celebrate the end of the year and bring in a new one. Countdown with us, Lynne.

I'll give you a call. That'll be lovely, mate. Good on you, Lynne. Off to board. Do you bring in a new year or ring in a new year? Oh, I think you're ringing. I think I'm ringing up. Off to board. Simon, hi, Justine. Hi, Simon. Hi, Philip. How are you? Good. Good. Good. Just ringing to say, I've got the fond memories of the milk bar in Canterbury. Now, it would have been probably about 45 years ago. Yeah.

And the nicest lady and she must have been a saint because I remember going in there with my brothers and sisters and we'd change our orders maybe four or five times. And it was all about, I think we probably all had maybe 10 cents or 20 cents.

And she didn't mind. And then we'd say, no, no, I don't want those. I don't want those mates. I'm like a company girl. And then she'd go again, take them out of the way, put them back in the counter. So, so friendly. But recently, I found a milk bar, a very old school milk bar in Heidelberg. I don't know if anyone has called in about that one. Oh, OK. We're vets.

Oh gosh, now you're testing me now. It's opposite of football ground. I go there when I'm watching my son play football in winter and it's an old school like the lady's got a budgery garden in the shop and she's got the best lollies and it's very, very popular particularly when there's a football match on. And it's been there a long time. I think her parents ran it and now they're the second generation. It's in Heidelberg.

Thank you, that's lovely. Yeah, I love the sound of that. Oh, here's our buddy Merrell in the basin. Hi, Merrell. Hi, Phil. Hi, Simon. Hey, Merrell. For 2025, to both of you. Thank you. And to you. Yeah. My parents owned milk bars, and they changed them about every year or so. So I grew up in primary school level in about four different ones.

And my job was to bag up the broken biscuits. OK, lovely. Yes. And they were in Ormond and Glen Ferry in Corfield. One was a touch shop opposite a primary school. So, of course, I was the most popular child. Yes, yes.

I realised I couldn't have what I wanted. The broken biscuits thing, Meryl, is it's a bit before my time. So anyone my age and younger wouldn't understand that biscuits used to come not in like packets as they were. They'd come in tins, wouldn't they? Yes, yes. Yes, they were five pound tins, it was five pound in weight.

And very sharp metal edges on the side. They were sort of square tins, weren't they? Yeah, yeah. But another one I had one stage was a part of a picture theatre and it was like the

You know, the counter in there with all that sort of stuff. Free popcorn. Very nice. That one. Yeah, lovely. Nice fresh, fresh, hot, buttered popcorn whenever you want it. That sounds good to me. Are you a very spoiled mirror, I reckon?

Probably, and it's probably by a civil struggle with weight, please. No, we all do. I've never taken the popcorn. To me, it tastes like cardboard. Oh, it does, but it's cardboard with butter on it. It's delicious. It doesn't appeal to me. Thanks, Meryl. Good on you, Meryl. Colin's in Brunswick. Hey, Colin. Oh, hello, and I'm a bit late. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Yeah, as your mum, Nina.

She's cooking still. She's doing fine. Yeah, her knees are no good, but her heart's still beating. Great, great. She has to go to the hospital and get a checkup for her heart. About a couple of pumps a year. Yeah. Yeah. Thank God, you know, I still got her. She's nearly 80. We still pray for her. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, and I've been trying to give you a call, but my health isn't too good. But I rang up about the movies. My mum and I, we've been watching a few movies this

past year. We watched the Italian movie The Road, La Strada on Blu-ray. Paul Harris did a commentary on that. It's an old movie, isn't it? Yeah, it's really fun. And we've been watching a lot of Sydney Portia films. OK. Have you heard of Lily's in the field? Yes, 1964, about the none. I've seen it. He won the Academy Award for that movie. Yeah, we love that movie. Yeah, I tell you the die.

And we watched To Serve With Love. I've never seen that movie before. I really loved it. My mum loved it too. I was able to get a copy of the sequel. He made a sequel to Serve With Love when he was old. Did you know that? No, what's it called?

to serve with love too. And he goes to America to teach in America in the 90s and all the kids are pretty rough. They're not like from the 1960s. So he has to claim him in the classroom. Yeah. So Sydney Paul, he did that.

in the late 90s. We will enjoy it. We'll watch out for it. And give you a hug, please. Colin? I will. And all the bits to you, Phil and Simon. Colin, when you say Paul Harris did a commentary on that movie you watched, do you mean a commentary along with the soundtrack of the DVD?

Yeah, it's on the Blu-ray. It was released by Umbrella, the company in Australia. Yeah, great company. You can hear Paul Harris go through the whole movie. No, wonderful. Yeah, it's very interesting.

Yeah, because there's nothing else on that Blu-ray that the movie, but it's got Paul Harris commentary. Right. Yeah. Now, I love that. And it's sort of... Is it a bit of a lost art now, because we all watch things on Netflix and the streaming services? For a big while, the big selling point with DVDs was the option of having a commentary.

You know, you'd buy a box set of a show and the actors from the show would do a commentary along some of the episodes. And it was quite special and unique. And I never stop and think about it anymore.

But Simon, a lot of the stuff on being taken off Netflix, they'll never be, you'll never be able to watch them again. So if you got the DVDs, people are starting to buy DVDs again. Yeah, well, I bought the odd couple, the box set of every episode of the odd couple, a couple of, yeah, about a year ago. And I'm loving watching that at home. And are you still watching the movies on the big glass discs?

I still got them. So we haven't watched many, but I've still got them all saved away. Yeah, I'm looking after them for Jeff here. The laser discs, yeah. You've got the equipment that goes with it. That all could be worth a fortune if you sold it.

I don't know anything Phillip, like because I like to keep stuff and then two days I was thinking of maybe leaving you a lot of my stuff when I die because physically I'm not doing well. You're very generous but I have my age 85. I'm downsizing now. So Colin thank you for the offer but I'll have to re-nag you.

It's very kind of you, though. Very generous of you, Colin. Yes. Great to hear from you. We haven't spoken on here for quite a while, of course. I'd love to hear mum Nina. Now, Arthur, Siv, Karen and Rock and Dave, hang on, we'll be with you after the break, and anyone else, 1-3-693, give us a buzz.

It's 22 to midnight on 3AW. This is a remember win. And Arthur's in West Footscray for you, Phil. Hello, Arthur. How are you and Jim? I'm really good when it's Phillip and Simon. And who's your producer? That's Jonno tonight. Jonno, Jonno. I thought it was. Hello, Jonno as well. With the milk bars, you brought back some great memories in Churchill Avenue, Braybrook. Also West Footscray, some funny things. We used to get the mixed lollies for five cents.

And we used to get lagging wheels for 10 to 15 cents, and we used to have to bring up pint of milk in a glass with my mum. Yeah. A pint of milk in the cream would separate and rise to the top.

Yeah, but my mate's not with us now, but he was a bit crazy. He never caused trouble, but he dressed up like a cowboy and he time it opened the doors on South Road in the milk bar. He had a cowboy and he rode the horse inside the milk bar.

And he put the hat down in front of the birds, and they put the cigarettes in the hat, and it was too frightened to tell him. And I said, what do you want to open the double door? And he rode in the milk bow with the bloody horse. That's crazy. What was the name of the horse?

Oh, it's so long ago, but he wants some daring things and there's something else he'd done at the West Footscray and I never took part of it. I had to hold the bike up and he asked the owner of the time and he knocked off the lollies and he jumped on the bike.

I never told you Simon, but Phil doesn't know, and he chased him, and he put a broomstick on the front. Will and he's wheel went up, he fell down, he took off, I told him, and he was well bent off. He made sure he was at clock in the back, because we didn't have much money. I never took part of it. I had to mind the bike like a horse, and he jumped on it.

And he got him bullseye in his front, his back wheel went up, sorry, and he fell off and he was laughing. So that nobody's still there on this first guy runs on Elmer Street in the corner of Parmesan Street. So he just runs off Ashley Street. So some are still around, believe it or not.

Yeah, yeah. And I love it when I drive past and see one. It's just great to see the old milk past. And who remembers mine run by Brian Rean at the Cued Junction. Later, the milk became a bakery with a horse and cart, the light sort of thing. Yeah. And now it's office buildings right on the Cued Junction. But in my childhood, Brian Rean ran it and we drove him mad with

or penny worth of those. I think the chocolate frog was a penny in those days. There would have been a McRobertson's chocolate frog. Something else was a hate knee, you know, and you'd want a musk stick and we drove him crazy. OK, thank you, Arthur. Oh, his sieve in Sydney. Hi, sieve. Hello, Phil. You know, Simon. Good day to Jono, the cleaner at the security guard. Did I do that? Did I do that? Do I come with that? Well, I voted.

But yeah, I actually want to bring up when I was a youth, we used to have the old fashioned Christian chip shop where they would actually, we had it in my time where they'd actually do efficient chips in the newspaper back in the day. You have the lemon on the rest of it. So we had one of those. And I think that was, that was all pretty nice. I remember that there was one day, I think we're part of a

I don't know whether it was a school or a school or what it was, but it was something anyway. I remember going in there and getting the fish and chips and we're going somewhere nice in the sun.

and have it there with the paper and the lemon and all the rest. That was all very nice. It's just nice memory, I guess. And I should say, yes, go on. Oh, no, I was just going to quickly say, you mentioned fish and chips and wrapped in newspaper. That used to happen in my childhood, but then something happened, and I think they changed the ink that was being used on newspapers.

And it was then deemed unsafe to do that with the new ink. So it stopped and it just became butcher's paper. I didn't know that. That's how I remember it. I stand to be corrected. I should also say to you, Mr Owens,

Thank you for for those who are listening. Yes. So thank you for ruining my little concept. I had an idea that I gave to Mr. Stubbs. I said, why did he talk about having a black eye? Yes. You asked him about it. And I had this concept. Now, Mr. Brady, you would know this. So radio stations bring back competitions or have them running for six months and then they let them jackpot. Yeah. The odd secret sound is a great example.

So my idea was that competition about Mr. Stubbs's blank eyes should have been going until the end of his summer program and they could let it jackpot and they could anyone who wins it.

could be set off to feature either to get away from their spouse, or they could use it to set their spouse with their procedure, or whatever might happen to them. Good one. I mean, as you know, Mr Owens and Mr Brady, I'm a thinking man. Yeah, you are. Absolutely. And 20 minutes from now, pleasuring Simon after the mid-night news, Ziv. Thanks for that. Hello to Karen, that I'll turn the meadows. Hi, Sharon Simon. I'm helping you. You're coming up? Yeah, you too. Bye. You, um, when I was back in, very young,

Um, we need to go to the milk bar, so we, um, we should send you over there and, um, get some bread and some milk and eat a few milk lollies in that, which was good. And it was very handy to be just over the road. But when my kids were little, I used to be a little back and there was a, um, around the corner and down the road, I think it was kind of a drill. There was, uh,

milk bar there and then slowly we think no jokes. Milk shakes. Oh, the milk shakes were great in a milk bar, weren't they, Karen? Yeah, at least they're not getting in. Yeah. And they came to the kids, you know. And do you remember spiders?

Well, yeah, like a lime spider, which was... No, this is so many milk that well means, but I know how to know what you mean now. Well, it would be like Coca-Cola with an ice cream in it. Yeah, it all turned up. Yeah. It's called a cafe thing, I think. Yeah, yeah. It's called a spider. Yeah. But as you feel everything's there and, you know, I think there's still quite a few around up to the road here somewhere I need this one.

It's a mini sitting like it as well. I love the fact that there's still milk bars around it, so it's great to see them. But yeah, I'd forgotten about the milkshakes you could get, and they'd put a scoop of ice cream in a little bit of milk, and they had the toppings all lined up on the shelf, and you get to choose. And I remember the day that I was told that you didn't have to just get like strawberry or chocolate. You could actually ask for chockberry.

And he put a bit of chocolate and a bit of strawberry in the milkshake maker and make you a chopped berry milkshake. Yeah, and what I love are the old milk bars, which still have ads for like the Argus on the side of the building. Yeah, it still exists, doesn't it? Yeah, then some suburbs. There's one on, I can never remember the name of it, but you'd know it. Phil, it's not far from... Canterbury Road, maybe? No, it's not Canterbury. It's a bit closer.

Is it on Barker's Road? Could be Barker's Road. There's the age and the sun. Well, I don't know where it is. Well, I know where it is. Well, great stuff. You need a break? We do need a quick break. Hang on, Rock and Dave and Sue. We'll get to you after the break.

Rockin' Dave has called in to Philip Brady on Remember When. G'day, Rockin' Dave. Hi, Dave. A very good evening to you Phil and Simon. And Jono, I've got to tell you, Simon, show down at great, and also great to hear you here, Darren. But sometimes, see Darren down onto Guler Road, because I live into Guler Road.

Oh, yes. You know, and haven't had a chance, but I'm sure he'd be very approachable to have a quick chat and say, remember the X, Y days. Oh, yes, you would. Yes. Show. And a lot of people don't realise Dennis O'Cane would read the news and also do the show with him in the mornings. And I think that he'd do the show between six and nine on 14, 22, 3, X, Y. Yeah.

As Darren says, three ex-boyfriend and Moyle. Yeah. Exactly. But very quickly, because I don't want to keep suit too long online, but I grew up in East Bird and Dan and Vera Waring drive. We had a friend in Bufa and he'd had anything from 24 great savers, ice cream.

to lollies we could get 20 cents a dollar and in those days when I was a kid my mum and dad would get me to get on my drag star bike and ride out and get the bread and the milk and I'd have a little bastard for it so that would bring back all the memories and they were the good old days and even you'd go and buy your RC colder

And as soon as you take it to the counter, the guy, the shop owner, the friendly shop owner, husband and wife, and their kids at the time were 18. Oh, just a little kid there. They'd open up the drinks for us. And always friendly, in fact, how's it going? And it was sort of like a bit like the Sullivan's. Everyone would know what was going on. And that was the friendly milk bar there. I think it's still there.

Yeah, marvelous stuff. Good memories, Dave. Great story. Well told. Including RC Cola. I haven't heard of RC Cola for years. I haven't heard of RC Cola for years. I haven't heard of RC Cola for years. Had a terrific jingle. RC Cola. Did they? On TV, yes. Might be hard to find now, but we'll track it down sometime. All right. Sue is in somebody. Hi, Sue. Hello, Phil, and hello, Simon. Hello, Sue. Happy new year to both of you. Yeah, you too. And to you. Everybody, yeah.